Web Design

Greetings from Bend, Oregon! I’m by no means settled in yet; Jason and I are still in temporary housing at a hotel while we finalize renting a house (and get all of our stuff like our cars and everything else from the movers). But I’ve got some free time since I don’t start part-time freelancing…

Identify the content critical to the smaller screen. Once you’ve done that, consider that content to be the information accessible to all your readers, regardless of how wide (or small) their screen happens to be. If there’s additional information you’d like to include on wider viewports, consider it an enhancement. Adopting this “mobile first” mindset…

The hardest part about projects is never the beginning; it’s the end. It’s hard to tackle the end of a project with the same vigor and tenacity as the beginning. Time-constrained events like hackathons or game jams are amazing opportunities to blend the beginning and the end in one huge flurry of creation. There are many lessons…

Check out the updated designbyash site! Before you ask, no, I have not been able to make my website responsive yet. It’s a long process that I haven’t even begun because I know how tedious it will be. I don’t anticipate the design of the site changing at all – it would just mean making all…

Just two years ago, my posts were about my almost obsessive desire to learn new and helpful skills and learn them quickly. I had no guidance and, despite having the entirety of the internet as a resource, could not figure out what was worth learning. It was dizzying and intimidating. I find myself in a…

Hey everybody. Sorry for the delay between blog posts. I’ve finally settled into my new apartment (it’s pretty sweet, not gonna lie) and I’ve finally gotten around to posting. Just a couple things I’d like to update ya on. Not only did I move all my belongings from my old apartment to my new one, but…

About seven months ago, I pushed the second version of designbyash.com live. And within a week, Ginny contacted me wanting a site redesign. This was in the middle of my last semester at UT Also Known As My Hardest Semester of School In My Entire Life. Needless to say, this redesign was put on the…

Welcome to my blog! A place for me to talk about all my interests including: cosplay, sewing, design, illustration, lettering, and the keto lifestyle. I’m a mental health advocate and very open about my own experiences with depression. I also wrote a short series about my family’s journey from the Philippines to America called “Leaving Home” and hope to write more series in the same vein as it.